Coffee and tea percolator.



G. MUELLER. corrsr. AND TEA PERGOLATOR.

APPLIOATIOII FILED EBB-9, 1910.

Patented Aug. 16,1910.

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GEORGE MUELLER, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

COFFEE AND TEA PERCOLATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

Application filed February 9, 1910. Serial No. 542,974.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE MUELLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State ofUtah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coffee andTea Percolators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coffee or tea percolators.

One object of the invention is to provide a device adapted to containtea leaves or coffee grounds in a tea or coffee pot so that when the hotwater is poured into the pot the leaves or grounds will not clog thespout of the pot and so as to obviate the necessity of employing astrainer to hang on the outside of the spout of the pot.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a percolatoror filter for tea or coffee pots which is adapted to confine the tealeaves or coffee grounds to prevent the same from clogging parts of thepot and thereby afiecting the taste of the beverage, the confinement ofthe leaves or grounds preventing the beverage from becoming graduallythick and bitter, and also enabling an easy cleaning of the pot and aready removal of the leaves and grounds from the percolator or filter.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated in the ac companying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes maybe made in the form, proportion, size and minor details, withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention with thehandle thereof elevated. Fig. 2 is another side elevation with thehandle lowered. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing thehandle raised in full lines and lowered in dotted lines. Fig. 4 isanother vertical sectional view showing the top of the percolatorraised. Fig. 5 is a top plan view.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, thereference character 1 indicates the body of my improved percolator whichis perforated throughout and whose lower end is flared outwardly at 2 toform a stop for a purpose presently explained, and whose bottom 3 andtop t are perforated, the top f being hingedly connected at 5 to thebody of the percolator and having a catch 6 adapted to spring over thelip 7 at the top of said body.

The tea leaves or cofiee grounds are placed in the percolator and thelid closed. The closed percolator is then inserted in a tea or cofieepot containing hot water or the hot water may be poured into the potafter the insertion of the percolator. In any event, the hot waterpermeates the tea leaves or coffee grounds by reason of its admission tothe container and properly and efficiently flavors the beverage.

My improved percolator is provided with a handle which is preferably ofinverted U- shape comprising the bight portion 8 and legs 9, which areconnected at their free ends to a band 10 adapted to slidably em:

brace the body 1 of the percolator. This band 10 normally rests upon theannular shoulder 2 of the body 1 and is prevented from moving beyond thebottom of the body by virtue of said shoulder 2. The band 10 hasslidable engagement with the body 1, as stated, and is limited in itsupward movement at the top of the body 1 by the guides 11 secured to thebody 1 at the top thereof and through which guides 11 the legs 9 of thehandle of the percolator slide and are guided.

The body 1 is provided with a strengthening rib 12 at its upper endwhich not only serves as a strengthening member but which also serves asa stop or rest for the lid 4, the lid 4 itself being strengthened bymeans of an annular rib 13, as clearly shown in the drawings.

By virtue of my adjustable handle my improved strainer or percolator isapplicable to almost any size pot. If the pot is short the handle can beadjusted downward so that the handle is up far enough for any one to gethold of it with his fingers or with a fork or any other appliance. Ifthe pot is narrow and long it can be adjusted clear up to the top. Thesevarious adjustments are permitted by virtue of the fact that the legs 9of the handle are directed inwardly toward each other intermediate theirends, as indicated at 9 so that they will have tight frictionalengagement with the sides of the body 1 in the guides 11.

One advantage in the use of my improved percolator is that when the teaor coffee is sufiiciently strong the percolator or strainer whichcontains the leaves or grounds can be lifted out of the pot withoutmaking the tea or coffee too strong. If on the other hand the tea orcoffee is not strong enough, the peroolator or strainer may be replacedin the pot. V V

WVhat is claimed is 1. A percolator comprising a receptacle whose bodyand bottom are perforated, the body flaring outwardly at its lower endto form a stop, a perforated lid for the body of the receptacle, guideson the body, a band embracing the body, an inverted U-shaped handlehaving its legs passed through said guides and connected to said band,the legs being directed inwardly toward each other intermediate, theirends for tight frictional engagement with the sides of the body and saidguide, whereby the handle may be adjusted to various positions withrelation to the body.

2. A percolator comprising a receptacle whose body and bottom areperforated, the body flaring outwardly at its lower end to form a stop,a perforated lid for the body of the receptacle, guides on the body, aband embracing the body, an inverted U-shaped handle having its legspassed through said guides and connected to said band, the legs beingdirected inwardly toward each other intermediate their ends for tightfrictional engagement with the sides of the body and said guide, wherebythe handle may be adjusted to various positions with relation to thebody, the body being provided with an internal annular rib at its upperend to strengthen the body and to form a support for the lid.

3. A percolator comprising a receptacle, guides on the receptacle, aband embracing the receptacle, and a handle including legs which passthrough said guides and connect with said band, the legs being directedinwardly toward each other intermediate their ends for frictionalengagement with the sides of said receptacle and said guides, wherebythe handles may be adjusted to various positions with relation to thereceptacle.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE MUELLER.

Witnesses:

ELVA A. LAUGHLIN, J OHN T. REESE.

